Ildstad, Fredrik http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0867-511X
Ellekjær, Hanne
Wethal, Torgeir
Lydersen, Stian
Sund, Janne Kutschera
Fjærtoft, Hild
Schüler, Stephan
Horn, Jens Wilhelm
Bråthen, Geir
Midtsæther, Ann-Grete
Morsund, Åse Hagen
Lillebø, Marja-Liisa
Seljeseth, Yngve Müller
Indredavik, Bent
Funding for this research was provided by:
Norwegian Regional Health Authority
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (d)
Medical Faculty of Norwegian University of Science and Technology (d)
St.Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital (d)
Article History
Received: 28 July 2018
Accepted: 10 December 2018
First Online: 3 January 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved (REC no. 2012/1224) by the Regional Committee of Medical and Health Research Ethics of Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag, Norway (REC Central, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology). Permission to use data from the Norwegian Cardiovascular Disease Registry, hereunder the Norwegian Stroke Register, was granted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects before study inclusion.
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